Black Hollywood podcasts have been some of my most listened to - it's all true, too. Gatekeepers are real.

We have built the perfect beast in anti-social media. The stuff we watch isn't good for us or the creators, so I'm going in a new direction thanks to Gary Vee (again!)

Drake is almost 40, and in terms of rap, that's the retirement home. Somebody needs to tell him. Everything from the album covers to the songs feel lifeless. You ain't gotta retire from life yet but music...maybe.

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When I had a Black producer tell me my sophisticated love story was unrealistic because it didn't include a knife fight, I became very disillusioned. He was a gatekeeper and now I know how he got to a deal at Warner Bros. Our meeting was on that lot. I interned there a few years prior, and that's when I got my clue that these people weren't creative, but they were the execs in charge.

The gatekeepers have been very selective, and over the last 30 years, we have seen them narrow their focus to slave movies and period pieces, and now I know that's been on purpose.

Happy to be one of the architects of the new film industry 🫡 🎬

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I studied film and planned to be a screenwriter. Added director when I realized I would have more control of my work if I also directed it. However, it never occurred to me that it wasn't a meritocracy - that successful film careers weren't built solely on talent and lucky breaks. And the gatekeepers...I didn't realize that this was a design. I know it sounds conspiratorial but I can see the pattern now.

Trump said the quiet part out loud yesterday - he doesn't think about the average American consumer.

Trump voters and their buyer's remorse.

Time to be an #entrepreneur - you know how to do something that someone will pay you for - this is a great opportunity.

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Good luck to Thomas Massie.

Because gym energy and massage energy are different, I would love it if Aescape Massage were in standalone venues.

Is it just me, or are they trying to repeat the COVID panic?

Caregiving will not be optional for many families.

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Nobody is perfect, but why anyone believed in Donald Trump I will never understand.

I trust no politician on either side of the aisle except for Thomas Massie.

Protecting people in the Epstein files should not be a priority.

New YouTube channel Haloless: Decoded is tracking the kinda evil and will explain how we got here. #truecrime

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#HalolessDecoded #enron #fraud

Before you think that Enron's implosion was ancient history, think again. Their former CFO says corporate fraud is up 20%. Some would argue we have a fraudster as president.

This is a detailed breakdown of what happened after Enron and how many used it less as a cautionary tale and more as a blueprint.

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A friend lost her mother suddenly yesterday - her mom refused to do any paperwork, so now she has to grieve and try to get her mom's affairs in order.

On the Diary of a CEO, Scott Galloway wept about his mom, and I get it. He has a broken heart 💔

I miss my mom, but I am proud of how hard we worked on our relationship. I am grateful to have taken care of her.

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